Successful catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating from the top of the left ventricular posterior papillary muscle near the chordae tendineae: Usefulness of intracardiac three-dimensional echocardiography

• Hiroshi Kawakami, MD,
• Takashi Noda, MD, PhD,
• Koji Miyamoto, MD,
• Kazuhiro Satomi, MD, PhD,
• Wataru Shimizu, MD, PhD,
• Kengo F Kusano, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Hiroshi Kawakami, MD

Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan

Takashi Noda, MD, PhD

Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan

Koji Miyamoto, MD

Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan

Kazuhiro Satomi, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

Wataru Shimizu, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Kengo F Kusano, MD, PhD

Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan